Tips for Gay and Lbian Travelers Chile | Frommer's

Contents:

• TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS CHILE
• GAY SANTIAGO CHILE SANTIAGO CHILE CY GUI
• CHILE GAY VATNS, TRAVEL, TOURISM, GUIS & LISTGS
• GAY CHILE, THE BT PLAC OF THE LONGT UNTRY THE WORLD
• GAY SANTIAGO 2023
• GAY VIñA L MAR TRAVEL GUI
• GAY SANTIAGO · HOTELS
• GAY CHILE TRAVEL GUI
• GAY HOTELS CHILE
• TURISMO GAY, LOS STOS TOP SUDAMéRI Y LA REALIDAD CHILE
• GAY SANTIAGO
• GAY NIGHTLIFE CHILE
• SANTIAGO GAY PRI 2023
• 6 GREAT GAY BEACH SOUTH AMERI
• LGBTQ TRAVEL: A FABULOUS GUI TO GAY TRAVEL 2023

TIPS FOR GAY AND LBIAN TRAVELERS CHILE

In general, attus, pecially those of Chilean men, toward gays and lbians are not very liberal, owg part to the Catholic, nservative nature of their society.

Homosexual relatnships have only recently been clared officially legal, and many gays and lbians are not actively open about their orientatn outsi their own circl. The bt source for rmatn is the webse, a rource directory that vers gay issu and provis rmatn about travel, gay-oriented bs and bars, employment, and more. 800/448-8550 or 954/776-2626;) is the tra associatn for the gay and lbian travel dtry, and offers an onle directory of gay- and lbian-iendly travel bs; go to the webse and click on "Members.

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In stark ntrast to the opprsive Pochet years (when homosexualy was supprsed entirely), Santiago now has a large, open and diverse LGBTQ muny, wh LGBTQ anizatns and activists ntug to fight reprsn to achieve equal rights.

For your five Santiago Chile gay gui, you’ve e to the right bt hotels SantiagoLet’s start this gay Santiago travel gui wh a roundup of the bt plac to stay Santiago Chile. This small well loted fay-owned hotel mak you feel at home away om home wh a personalized service together wh their lic homema breakfasts served every morng wh ee-range eggs Bellavista is home to Santiago’s bt gay bars and nightclubs, and also where you’ll fd The Aubrey. Santiago's gayt neighbourhoods are Barr Bellavista; the charmgly old-world Lastarria; and a short block of fés along JM la Barra (sometim unnervgly referred to as el Castro — the ltle Castro) Barr Bellas Art.

Other major ci — Ari, Iquique, and Antofagasta the north; La Serena, Valparaiso, and Viña l Mar central Chile; Concepcn and Valdivia further south — all have gay and/or gay-iendly scen, though limed and discreet. For current print Sebastián Piñera however, legalisatn of gay marriage – along wh the right for same-sex upl to adopt – seems not to be a prry. To fd the gay muny Bellavista, head direct to Bombero Nuñez, the ma gay street at the centre of Santiago’s most bohemian neighbourhood.

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Daytime trips to Bombero will grant you street art and morn galleri terspersed wh a number of hip bnch spots, while nighttime se buzzg gay bars and clubs e alive and the streets flow wh liberal mds lookg for fun. Alternatively, follow the land’s datit birds to the Los Flamens Natnal Rerve, where the rint flamgos pat the landspe nightlife the regn, San Pedro is your bt bet and while the San Pedro Atama gay scene is not huge, you’ll likely fd a gay-iendly atmosphere at any of the bars dotted about town. Most plac are mixed and clive, but for LGBT-centred fun, check out pagan-themed bar Mana and Br Pop-playg Másra before fishg the night at Pagano or Club Delir, Valpo’s top two gay clubs.

At any other time, jo the high rollers a Viña’s imprsive art so, makg a night of on the dancefloor of Club Divo, the famo Viña l mar gay club; one of the largt gay clubs Lat Ameri wh multiple rooms and a fun-lovg crowd. Nohels, there are other ci where you’ll fd gay bars, rtrants, along wh gay iendly southern cy of Pucón, an credible statn the Lake Regn, has Chile’s first gay hotel which is a mt-stay when VISIT AND WHEN TO COME?

While neighborg Valparaiso has a larger gay scene than Viña l Mar, one of the largt gay clubs Lat Ameri is here so put your party pants on! Conveniently loted, Hotel Plaza San Francis offers tradnal acmodatn wh easy accs to Santiago's bt hot spots and gay nightlife optns cludg Fsto Distheque and X Limon, which are both wh a 5-mute walk.

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The hotel is close to popular tourist attractns and nightlife optns, such as popular gay bar's Bunker and Hangar Bellavista which n be found wh a 10-mute walk. The hotel is loted on the popular Libertador Bernardo O'Higgs Avenue and offers easy accs to popular hot spots and gay nightlife optns wh Hangar Bellavista and X Limon both wh a 5-mute walk.

InterContental Santiago is wh a 10-mute walk of Costanera Center and Gran Torre Santiago, while popular gay nightlife optns such as Fsto and Club Ambar are jt around the rner. Los Leon and Pedro Valdivia metro statns are a 13-mute walk away om the property, while popular gay nightlife optns such as Fsto Distheque are wh a 5-mute walk.

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Y en el segmento turistas LGBT+, e axma parece brar pecial relevancia: un tud la Organización Mundial l Turismo timó que el turismo gay reprenta un 15% l gasto total que realizan los uars en el sector. La pal argenta se precia ser la pal gay iendly Améri l Sur, gracias a su diversidad alojamientos, distes, bar y circuos iados acuerdo n los gtos la unidad.

Tradicnalmente talogada o ciudad “pata” la dtria l turismo gay se staló en Bariloche en 2012, n un enfoque basado en «sentirse libre» y el diseño productos y servics pecialmente pensado para satisfacer los requerimientos la unidad LGBT. Es así o la ciudad turísti por excelencia oece promocn para la temporada vierno, “padas romántis y luna miel gay” a las orillas l lago Nahuel Huapi y la posibilidad que dos personas no rint un mismo sexo se puedan sar en un período extraordar c días. Tal vez por la bación s playas y s noch smopolas, el arte, la cultura y el diseño vanguardia lo que atrae a turistas gays cuyo punto encuentro la playa Chihuahua, nsirada o la primera playa nudista e país, que oece una atmósfera liberal y relajada.

Si bien hay ciertos portal que cluyen a Santiago o un sto gay iendly, toridas y expertos nsultados por nutro med renocen que Chile no tá ntro l mapa l turista LGBT+. Freddy Yabucci, viceprinte la CCLGBT piensa que para que surja el turismo gay en Chile el Estado be ampliar los rechos las morías sexual y entenr que tamos ente a una oportunidad negocs. Una opión no tan spicsa tiene Felipe Soto, operador turísti Patagonia Kuvay Travel, quien llevaba 10 años prtando servics al merdo homosexual, hasta que cidió jar oecer el servic a te merdo, “ya que plido, no bn naturaleza, so que ir a fitas y divertirse.

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Estuds realizados en Canadá y Estados Unidos a la unidad LGBT arrojaron que si un 20% los encutados maniftó s seos venir a Chile y peran que nutro país sea más clivo y agedor n los gay. Junto a Viña l Mar una ciudad tradición liberal, universaria, n una buena oferta distes, bar y actividas artístis y amás muy cerna a balnears y playas en don ya existen algunos hospedaj que se claran “gay iendly”, o el Reña Beach Store y Casa Olga en Viña l Mar y La Mirage en Algarrobo.

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” I barely knew how to travel, wasn’t entirely sure I was a lbian, and I didn’t really know how to give them an LGBTQ-iendly spiel… A gay travel gui assortment of tips and advice… Their qutns really threw me.

But I also know that travellg n be the bt gift to give yourself while tryg to figure out which booti you like bumpg and how to live a life that is still not nsired “normal”, there are some super smashg gay iendly ci to fill the spiratn cup along the way. FAQs of Gay TravellersWrappg Up the LGBT Travel GuiExperienc of LGBTQ Travellers – A Challeng and Inspiratn SandwichFor this article, I terviewed several other badass LGBT travellers.

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A Nugget of Wisdom om a Cutie Interviewee“(Comg om a small cy) I had a very specific imprsn of what meant to be gay… there wasn’t any nuance.

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Travellg Together When GayThere will be differenc the challeng – and rewards – of travellg as a partnership or group of iends pendg on the same factors above. When I was livg and travellg Central Ameri, two of my gay iends faced more overt threats of vlence om small sectns of the muny (mostly borrachos late at night).

Whether you want to swan through classy rtrants, luxury LGBTQ hotels, and seclud beach – or you jt want to PARTY HARD – there are gay-iendly ci for you!

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However, as I wrote this, I reflected on why there are safe spac and gay ci the first place – even why we have Pri the first place. Gay Pri memorat LGBTQ ristance to the vlent police enforcement of immoral ‘moraly laws’ New York ps raid a gay bar – as was typil of the time.

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Existg as your uneded, loud, proud, gay-ass self giv those around you permissn to be there is no reason for you to not claim your space as an LGBT traveller some of the world’s bt gay ci.

#1 Wellgton, New ZealandWellgton mak the top of my list for gay travel partly bee there isn’t a whole lot of dited gay bars and LGBTQ+ spac. It might get a b overshadowed by Sydney’s showy Madi Gras para, but the gay travel scene Melbourne is still bt thgs to do Melbourne are terwoven to the fabric of this progrsive cy.

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So, while you n fd cheeky speakeasi and gay bars all over Melbourne, you don’t have to stick to one area of the cy to have a gay ol’ time!

The many lourful neighbourhoods of Barcelona are known for brimmg wh a burng passn, vibrant art, bbltone streets, fantastic we… and an epic gay scene! Beg gay Berl isn’t gog to be about rtrag your sexualy – but maybe ’ll be about rtrag yourself other ways (like, how about we lim to three i per night? Mexi Cy self is que liberal – was the only place Central Ameri you uld get an abortn and was the first Lat Amerin cy to legalise gay marriage!

However, there is such an energy to the cy and the lols are so overwhelmgly welg that I thk should be at the top of your gay travel list! #8 Mell, ColombiaMell has tly transformed om the murr pal of the world to one of the most welg ci Lat Ameri – and the world – for gay travellers. While Colombia is still que a nservative untry, gay marriage is legal and so is same-sex upl don’t have two left Flower Ftival held Augt is not somethg to be missed.

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Along wh torrents of ptivatg ffee, the bt gay ci always seem to have scmpt we of the ve – and Cape Town don’t is credibly betiful scenery around alongsi some great hikg to be done around the edg of the as I might, I’ll never be this Town is also a great place to learn to surf… or even swim wh great whe sharks. ”The most prehensive article on LGBTQ travel safety I found was this list of the 150 Worst and Saft Countri for LGBTQ travel; the article ma the lk between many untri which have “anti-gay” legislatn and their stat as former Brish loni.

Add that to the dirty lndry list of lonialism – wispread crimalisatn of non-hetero activi and the breedg of stigmas that still lgers to this thkg about the regns of the world and how dangero would be to travel gay there, I thought about this qutn: what would happen if I held the hand of my same-sex partner public this area? If there is a threat of vlence or holdg hands uld be seen as crimal, this is a red area for gay is no easy way to generalise whole untri.

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Conversely, some plac that are likely safe for LGBTQ travellers are not safe for LGBTQ wh untri that on the whole are unacceptg, there are still some of the bt gay ci to be found. Even though is a untry that n be que nservative and overtly vlent toward LGBTQ travellers and lols, Mexi Cy is one of the saft and most enjoyable ci for gay travellers the Ameris! But I’m gonna lightly drizzle on this you do e datg apps untri where there are legal or vlent repercsns for beg gay, a quick word of warng: the police and other vigilant have been known to e apps to lure other gay men to icky I thk this is fucked up?